at the same time we'll engage russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenal and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials that could fall into the wrong hands. our ability to influence others depends on our willingness to lead and meet our obligations. america must also face a rapidly growing threat from cyberattacks. now we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private emails. we know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. that's why earlier today, i signed a new executived or that will strengthen our cyberdefenses by increasing information sharing and developing standards to protect our national security, jobs, and privacy. but now congress must act as well. by passing legislation to give our government a greater capacity to secure our networks and deter attacks. t